Columbus blue jackets playoffs

But Washington pulled off a double overtime win in Game 3, and the Blue Jackets did not win another game in the series. Both conferences are made up of two divisions. The top three teams from each division automatically qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both conferences also send two wild card teams to the playoffs. A total of 16 teams—8 from both conferences—make the playoffs. There are four rounds in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The winner of each round is decided by a best-of-seven series.

The first two rounds of the playoffs pit division rivals against each other and give wild card teams a chance to pull off an upset. AL Central. AL West. NL East. NL Central. NL West. West Ham United Wolves. Virginia Tech Washington Wisconsin. Purdue Syracuse Villanova Virginia Wisconsin. Redblacks Stampeders. Featured Teams. Home Odds. Bayern Munich Dortmund. Columbus traded Johansen for Seth Jones in An extra incentive to root for Nashville is for them to knock out Metropolitan Division rival, Carolina, in the opening round.

The Florida Panthers have put together a roster and staff of a lot of former Blue Jackets. With all of the former Blue Jacket players on the roster, it makes a lot of sense to jump on the Florida train for the playoffs this season.

The last team in the Central Division is the Lightning. The primary reason to root for the Lightning would be to see Savard win a Stanley Cup. In some scenarios, it may make more sense to root against the Lightning. With that in mind, the earlier the Lightning are eliminated, the better the draft pick will be. Anderson was acquired in the trade that brought Max Domi to Columbus. Nick Foligno was sent at the trade deadline to Toronto to win a Stanley Cup.

Sillinger, who was born and raised in Columbus, was selected 12th overall and scored 46 points in 31 USHL games last season. Sean Kuraly adds solid forward depth after being signed in free agency. Another Ohio native he is from Dublin , Kuraly will be a physical force on the fourth line who is also a threat to score 10 goals and 25 points.

Bean was the 13th overall pick in but with the defensive depth the Hurricanes had ahead of him, Bean was the odd man out.